Presidential Commission on Cybersecurity offers its recommendations to the next President. Russia says its financial system is under cyber threat. Cybercrime notes, and a scorecard.
In today's podcast, we hear what the US Presidential Commission on Cybersecurity recommended in its long-anticipated report. Russia's FSB says today's the day foreign intelligence services are going t...
5 Dec 201615min
Daily & Week in Review: Europol and its partners say they've got the head of the Avalanche snake. DDoS and IoT botnet updates. Android vulnerability. New rules for warrants and insider threats.
In today's podcast, we hear about an international take down of the Avalanche cybercrime ring. (Bravo, FBI…and others.) A vulnerability in AirDroid is reported—you can find the app in the Google Play ...
2 Dec 201621min
Daily: Shamoon and Fancy Bear are back. Mirai never left. San Francisco Muni saved by good backups. New Android Trojan found. Firefox patches threat to Tor anonymity. Surveillance policy, ISIS investigations in Germany.
In today's podcast, we learn that Shamoon is back, again probably from Iran, and again hitting Saudi targets. Mirai infestations are turning up in the UK; observers see a criminal race to round up the...
1 Dec 201616min
Daily: Mirai remains a threat; experts expect more IoT-driven DDoS. ISIS, online radicalization, and terror attacks in the US. Snooper's Charter and its alternatives. Gooligan Android malware.
In today's podcast, we hear about Deutsche Telekom's recovery from DDoS, and why there's probably a lot more Mirai where that came from. Omri Iluz from PerimeterX gives us the background on botnets. G...
30 Nov 201616min
Daily: ISIS online sympathizers (but not ISIS itself, which is lying a bit low) claim Ohio State attacker. German security agencies warn of possible Russian disruption of elections. Mirai strikes again. San Francisco's Muni shrugs off ransomware. A look a
In today's podcast, we hear about how ISIS sympathizers are celebrating the Ohio State slasher rampage in social media. Germany's BND warns of Russian plans to disrupt elections. Deutsche Telekom reco...
29 Nov 201616min
Securing a Deal - Cyber Security Venture Capitalists on what they look for. A CyberWire Special Edition. [Special Edition]
In this CyberWire Podcast Special Edition, we examine the current state of investment in cyber security, speak to experts in the field, and learn from top cyber security-focused venture capitalists wh...
29 Nov 201631min
Daily: Military, law enforcement cooperation take a toll of ISIS operators. DDoS investigations. Mirai botnet can be rented on the black market. Beware ATM skimmers. Ransomware hits San Francisco light rail. Bogus news of cable show hacking.
In today's podcast, we hear about how military, law enforcement cooperation are taking a toll of ISIS cyber operators. President Obama says the US elections weren't affected by hackers. DDoS in Brusse...
28 Nov 201616min
Daily: ISIS shows a slightly different face in cyberspace. BITAG issues advice to the IoT industry. Jackpotting and carding investigated.
In today's podcast, we hear about how ISIS is making its way, quietly, back into the cyber news (and how the Australian Signals Directorate is on the case). The Broadband Internet Technology Advisory...
23 Nov 201620min
